K’taka Polls: Silence period will start in the state, EC warns, ‘Any party…’

Campaigning for the upcoming elections is due to end on Monday 8 May.

Before the lull before the storm, the Election Commission insisted on a “clean and serious” campaign as campaigning reached its peak for the election of all political parties—the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Indian National Congress, the Janata Dal (secular ) among others.

In a separate letter to the editors, the Election Commission (EC) It was made clear to them that the Press Council of India’s norms of journalistic conduct held them responsible for all matters including advertisements published in their newspapers.

Election Commission wrote a letter to the editors, said- they are responsible for the advertisements appearing in their newspapers

In a letter to newspaper editors, the commission said, “If there is any denial of responsibility, it will be clearly stated in advance.” Karnataka,

The advisory issued to political parties states that advertisements during the period of silence on the day of election and a day before polling day will have to be pre-certified by the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC).

“No political party or candidate or any other organization or person shall publish any advertisement in the print media on the day of poll and one day before the day of poll unless the material of the political advertisement is pre-approved by them from the MCMC in the State- certified / district level, as the case may be,” the Advisor said.

As campaigning for the May 10 polls reached its peak, with politicians hurling words like “poisonous snake”, “vishakanya” and “worthless son” at each other, the Election Commission on May 2 decided to name political parties and their star Issued advice. Campaigners have been asked to exercise caution and restraint in their statements and not to vitiate the election atmosphere.

The commission said it had received requests to extend the pre-certification deadline, but has refrained from taking such a step due to the short duration of the campaign.

campaigning for karnataka assembly election It will end on Monday at 5 pm.

Forty-eight hours before the close of the poll is considered a period of silence.

The Commission reiterated that the directives of clean and serious campaign communication should be understood and maintained by all stakeholders at all times during the campaign period, regardless of the timeline of pre-certification for advertisement in print media.